Vol. 65, n° 9-10, September-October 2010
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Guest editors
Mounir Mokhtari, CNRS IPAL/Telecom SudParis, France
Mohamed Ali Feki, Alcatel-Lucent Bell, Belgium
Chris Nugent, University of Ulster, UK
Foreword
Mounir Mokhtari, Mohamed Ali Feki, Chris Nugent
The potential of information and communication technologies to support ageing and independent living
Jeffrey Soar
School of Information Systems, Faculty of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Abstract This paper discusses the potential of Information and Communications Technology to support ageing and independent living. It reports on the expected impact of ageing Baby Boomers, the environment for ageing, chronic illness and other challenges of ageing, developments in Smart Homes and Assistive Technologies and on the available research evidence of the benefits.» Read the summary